Local Area Subsequent Designation
and
Local Board Recertification Application
for
Program Year 2025-27
Local Workforce Development Area
City of Richmond
Application for Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification
This application will serve as your request for Local Workforce Development Area (Local Area) subsequent designation and Local Workforce Development Board (Local Board) recertification for Program Year (PY) 2025-27 under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
If the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) determines the application is incomplete, it will either be returned or held until the necessary documentation is submitted.
Contact your Regional Advisor for technical assistance or questions related to completing and submitting this application.
Completed applications must be submitted to the CWDB at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025.
Richmond Workforce Development Board
Name of Local Area
330 25th Street________________________________
Mailing Address
Richmond, CA 94804__________________________
City, State, ZIP
________________________________________
Date of Submission
Tamara Walker_______________________________
Contact Person
(510) 307-8006________________________________________
Contact Person’s Phone Number
Local Board Membership
The WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A) through (E) states the requirements for nominating and selecting Local Board members:
1. Provide the names of the individuals appointed for each membership category listed below.
2. Attach a roster for the current Local Board.
Category: Business – WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A) requires that business members constitute a simple majority of the Local Board, and WIOA Section 107(b)(3) states that the chairperson shall also be a member under this category. Specifically, a majority of the Local Board’s business members shall constitute the following representatives under this membership category:
• Owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority. • Representatives of businesses, including small businesses or business organizations. • Individuals appointed by those who have been nominated by local business organizations and business trade associations.
List the Local Board’s business members and identify the chairperson by typing CHAIR after their name:
Local Board Business Members
Name Title Entity
Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Carole Dorham-Kelly President & CEO Rubicon Programs Inc. 11/23/2021 9/22/2025 Gina Baker
Community
Affairs
Representative East Bay MUD 1/21/2025 9/22/2026
Hakim Johnson
Corporate Affairs
Representative Chevron 3/17/2020 3/1/2024
Sarah Wally Project Director Food Service Partners 2/20/2024 3/1/2028 Uche Justin Uwahemu President/CEO
Cal Bay Consulting Group,
LLC 6/16/2020 3/1/2024
Xavier Abrams, WDB
Chairperson
Branch
Manager/Vice
President Mechanics Bank 9/22/2021 9/22/2025
Category: Workforce – Not less than 20 percent of the Local Board members shall be representatives from the Local Area’s workforce (WIOA 107[b][2][B]) who:
• Shall include representatives of labor organizations (for a Local Area in which employees are represented by labor organizations) who have been nominated by local labor
federations or (for a Local Area in which no employees are represented by such organizations) other representatives of employees. California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) Section 14202(b)(1) further requires and specifies that these representatives shall amount to not less than 15 percent of the Local Board membership and be subject to the following:
a. For a Local Area in which no employees are represented by such organizations, other representatives of employees shall be appointed to the board, but any Local Board that appoints representatives of employees that are not nominated by local labor federations shall demonstrate that no employees are represented by such organizations in the area.
b. Shall include a representative, who shall be a member of a labor organization or a training director from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such program exists in the area, such a representative of a state-approved apprenticeship program in the area, if such a program exists.
• May include representatives of community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that provide or support competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. • May include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth.
List the Local Board’s workforce members:
Local Board Labor Members
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Chuck Leonard Business
Representative
Plumbers &
Steamfitters Local 342
06/15/2021 03/01/2025
Geovanni Flores Apprentice
Coordinator
Northern California
Laborers Training
Center
03/17/2020 03/01/2024
Jason Lindsey Business Agent Ironworker’s Local 378 06/15/2021 03/01/2025
Category: Education – WIOA Section 107[b][2][C] requires that each Local Board include members who represent entities that administer education and training activities in the Local Area. Specifically, the Local Board shall have education representatives under this membership category from the following entities:
• Eligible Title II adult education and literacy providers • Institutions of higher education providing workforce investment activities
Members may be representatives from local educational agencies and community-based organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the education or training needs of individuals with barriers to employment.
List the Local Board’s education members:
Local Board Education Members
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Evan Decker Education
Manger
Contra Costa
Community College
03/01/2024 02/20/2028
Gregory Brooks Principal West Contra Costa
Adult Education,
WCCUSD
01/21/2025 09/22/2026
Category: Economic and Community Development – WIOA Sections 107[b][2][D] and [E] require each Local Board to include governmental, economic, and community development representatives under this membership category from the following entities:
• Economic and community development organizations
• The state’s employment service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act • Programs carried out under Title I of the federal Rehabilitation Act
A Local Board may have representatives from transportation, housing, and/or public assistance agencies; philanthropic organizations; and/or an individual or representatives of entities determined to be appropriate by the local Chief Elected Official (CEO).
List the Local Board’s economic and community development members:
Local Board Economic and Community Development Members
Performed Successfully
The Local Area hereby certifies that it has performed successfully, defined as having an Individual Indicator Score of 50 percent or higher in PY 22-23 or PY 23-24, as described in Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Della Randolph Operations
Manager, GEBD
Department of
Rehabilitation
03/07/2023 09/22/2027
Richard
Johnson
Employment
Program
Manger II
Employment
Development
Department
06/16/2020 03/01/2024
Workforce Services Directive WSD20-02, Calculating Local Area Performance and Nonperformance (September 18, 2020).
Note – Report your “performance score” rather than the “adjusted level of performance.”
PY 22-23 Scores
Indicator Adults Dislocated
Workers
Youth
Employment Rate 2nd
Quarter After Exit
80.8%
93.9%
81.8%
Employment Rate 4th Quarter
After Exit
90.5%
78.0%
85.7%
Median Earnings
$9,478.00
$11,988.00
$8,072.00
Credential Attainment
75.0%
65.2%
40.0%
PY 23-24 Scores
Indicator Adults Dislocated
Workers
Youth Overall
Indicator
Score
Employment Rate 2nd
Quarter After Exit
77.63%
76.92%
89.29%
81.28%
Employment Rate 4th Quarter
After Exit
86.27%
85.71%
79.17%
83.71%
Median Earnings
$9,483.28
$14,854.45
$7,211.53
$10,516.42
Credential Attainment
65.22%
81.82%
60%
69.01%
Measurable Skills Gain
26.67%
28.57%
11.11%
22.11%
Overall Program Score
63.95%
68.25%
59.89%
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Sustained Fiscal Integrity
The Local Area hereby certifies that it has not been found in violation of one or more of the following during PY 22-23 or PY 23-24:
• Final determination of significant finding(s) from audits, evaluations, or other reviews conducted by state or local governmental agencies or the Department of Labor identifying issues of fiscal integrity or misexpended funds due to the willful disregard or failure to comply with any WIOA requirement.
• Gross negligence – defined as a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or both.
• Failure to observe accepted standards of administration – Local Areas must have adhered to the applicable uniform administrative requirements set forth in Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200 (Uniform Guidance).
Certify No Violation: ☒
Engaged in Regional Planning
Engaged in regional planning is defined as participating in and contributing to regional planning, regional plan implementation, and regional performance negotiations. The Local Area hereby certifies that it has participated in and contributed to regional planning and negotiating regional performance measures in the following ways:
Richmond WDB staff regularly participate in conference calls and zoom meetings with the EastBay Works region consortium of Workforce Development Boards (Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Oakland) to strategize on the historical data set to base each of the local performance goals to be negotiated, thus ensuring consistency in methodology. This year each board representative from the EastBay Works region collaborated and agreed to use the weighted average from the prior 2 program years to derive each of the performance measure rates.
Local Area Assurances
Through PY 25-27, the Local Area assures:
A. It will comply with the applicable uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements (WIOA Section 184[a][2] and [3]).
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• The Local Area’s procurement procedures will avoid the acquisition of unnecessary or duplicative items, software, and subscriptions (in alignment with Uniform Guidance Section 200.318)
• The Local Area will maintain and provide accounting and program records, including supporting source documentation, to auditors at all levels, as permitted by law (Uniform Guidance Section 200.508).
Note that failure to comply with the audit requirements specified in Uniform Guidance Subpart F will subject the Local Area to a potential cash hold (Uniform Guidance Section 200.339).
B. All financial reporting will be done in compliance with federal and state regulations and guidance.
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• Reporting will be done in compliance with WSD 19-05, Monthly and Quarterly Financial Reporting Requirements (December 4, 2019).
• All close-out reports will comply with the policies and procedures listed in WSD16-05, WIOA Closeout Requirements (July 29, 2016).
Note that failure to comply with financial reporting requirements will subject the Local Area to a potential cash hold. (Uniform Guidance Section 200.339)
C. Funds will be spent in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, and guidance.
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• The Local Area will meet the requirements of the CUIC Section 14211 to spend a minimum of 30 percent of the combined total of WIOA Title I adult and dislocated worker formula fund allocations on training services. • The Local Area will not use funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing (WIOA Section 181[b][7]).
D. The Local Area will select America’s Job Center of California SM operator(s) through a
competitive procurement process, such as a Request for Proposals, unless designated or certified as an operator with the agreement of the local CEO and the Governor (WIOA Section 121[d][2][A] and 107[g][2]).
E. The Local Area will collect, enter, and maintain data related to participant enrollment, activities, and performance necessary to meet all CalJOBSSM reporting requirements and deadlines.
F. The Local Area will comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of WIOA Section 188 and Title 29 CFR Part 38, including the collection of necessary data.
G. The Local Area will engage in and contribute to regional planning and regional plan implementation (for example, the Local Area has participated in regional planning meetings and regional plan implementation efforts, and the Local Board and local CEO have reviewed and approved the regional plan and two-year modifications).
H. The Local Area will participate in regional performance negotiations.
I. The Local Area will comply with CWDB policies and guidelines, legislative mandates, and/or other special provisions as may be required under federal law or policy, including the WIOA or state legislation.
J. Priority shall be given to veterans, recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, and individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt of career and training services funded by WIOA Adult funding (WIOA Section 134[c][3][E] and Training and Employment Guidance Letter [TEGL] 10-09, and TEGL 19-16).
Application Signature Page
Instructions – The local CEO and Local Board Chair must sign and date this form. Electronic signatures are permitted for the PY 25-27 application.
By signing the application below, the local CEO and Local Board Chair request subsequent designation of the Local Area and recertification of the Local Board. Additionally, they agree to abide by the Local Area assurances included in this application.
Local Board Chair Local CEO
Signature Signature
Xavier Abrams Eduardo Martinez
Name Name
Chair, Richmond Workforce Development
Board
Mayor, City of Richmond
Title Title
Date Date